Shayini Rattambige
@shayiniratta
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PhD Researcher @ACU_ICPS interested in childhood adversity, substance use & neurodevelopment ~ 👩🏽🔬🧠☄️ ~
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined April 2021
National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds has penned an opinion piece on accountability for child safety and wellbeing published in The Canberra Times and Newcastle Herald. She says, 'The risks to child safety have been known for decades, and the evidence-based
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The new #VictimsAndCourtsBill is a positive step towards protecting victims as they navigate the criminal justice system. We urge Gov to go further: fully implement the IICSA recommendations and commit to greater investment in early intervention to prevent child exploitation.
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Social housing providers paid less to house Youth Allowance recipients They earn more for housing pensioners. A coalition of frontline services & researchers is calling on next federal govt to create 15,000 dedicated youth tenancies. https://t.co/4vxkVlP0tu via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Youth Allowance recipients facing homelessness are missing out on social housing tenancies over older jobseekers and age pensioners whose benefits pay more.
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In the wake of the @4corners focus on a failing child care centre, this guide from our colleague #VictoriaMinson at ACU can help parents make informed decisions, e.g. centres need to provide play-based learning opportunities, which support chn’s wellbeing, learning & development.
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White matter tracts in the human brain by our medical animator Jim Stanis with data from our work on the @HumanConnectome Project 🧠
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Great opportunity to work with the fabulous @DrFranDoyle
🎉 Exciting PhD scholarship opportunity Are you interested in advancing knowledge about raising children?🤱🏻 We are offering a PhD scholarship for an enthusiastic & dedicated student to join our research team! Eligibility: Australian resident/citizen https://t.co/ZYYMsE4j2Y
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Violence prevention: Community-level approaches, intended to change characteristics of the community (structural, economic, political, cultural) are vital in reduce risks for violence perpetration and victimisation. CDC report on the future of prevention: https://t.co/NYW49HlFLH
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Belated welcome to Dr Vicky Saunders Snr Research Fellow, passionate about research that addresses social justice issues impacting chn & families, driven by the belief that every child deserves the best start in life. Lovely to have you as part of our team https://t.co/4SGcJfiOjW
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#MEDIA Should we put cancer warnings on alcohol? Dr @RVisontay and A/Prof Louise Mewton share with @ConversationEDU the latest evidence, what countries are doing about alcohol and cancer, and whether Australia should follow suit. Full story:
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“Drink responsibly” messages have not stopped risky drinking. Some say we need cancer warnings on wine bottles and beer cans like we do on cigarette packs.
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#PLOSONE: Evaluation of a home-based parenting support programme—Parenting Young Children—For parents with in ... This is the study protocol, but I look forward to seeing the results one the evaluation is complete.
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Introduction Parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) often need parenting support, but there are few evidence-based programmes adapted to their cognitive needs. Parenting...
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Come to the next @PAFRA_Official seminar featuring Associate Professor @LizWestrupp who will talk about the ‘Daily Growth’ parenting app, a partnership between Deakin University, Meli & Aboriginal organisation Wayapa Wuurrk https://t.co/YbBO3TJCSp
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In this @ACAMHLearn talk on the effect of #ParentalDepression on #ChildMentalHealth, @VickyPowellPhD introduces the EPAD study, focusing on the offspring of recurrently depressed parents, & examines the EPAD study’s psychopathology findings in offspring. https://t.co/1fdyZNkvI7
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#Detached #Youthwork across the #community & some powerful discussions with #Youngpeople at this evenings Compton Centre Youth Club as part of #RaceEqualityWeek
#Awareness #Educate #Learn
#Youthwork
#Harehills
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429 #Youngpeople engaged from the launch of @wellwaveleeds (09.09.24-31.12.24) as part of our #partnership with @WeAre_LCB & @leedscitycoll
#Youthworkers delivering #support & #guidance on #sexualhealth #relationships #consent & #TheLaw
#Partnership
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Election just around the corner - good time to remind MPs that child safety & wellbeing must be a national priority. We need a dedicated minister who can facilitate coordination across all portfolios responsible for children. Join this campaign https://t.co/gi80MOMsan
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📷 Early Bird Registrations Now Open! 📷 📷 Join us for DANA's Annual Conference: Leading Change – Innovate, Collaborate, and Evaluate 📷 6-8 August at The Langham, Gold Coast Register HERE: https://t.co/OVnPQrgpzn
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It's #TimetoTalk Day! Let's break the silence around mental health! Simply being there for someone can make a HUGE difference. If you need support, we're here to listen. Reach out to us on our website for help and resources. #MentalHealthMatters #TimetoTalk #Leeds
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Predicting replicability… @MarcusMunafo on heuristics, statistical literacy, writing style and intuition in research prediction. https://t.co/imZIsyAHGf
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Marcus Munafo on heuristics, statistical literacy, writing style and intuition in research prediction.
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So excited about next week's codesign workshop with young survivors and champions to build guidance on how to be more trauma-informed and survivor aware in Respectful Relationship Ed. @jodi_death @mary_ann_powell #kelseyadams @NationalCentre_ @ACU_ICPS
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